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In my 25+ years in IT, I have seen that the most successful professionals are not the ones who know every command line by heart—they are the ones who know exactly who to call when things go sideways. While software licenses give you the tools, the VMware User Group (VMUG) gives you the blueprint, the … Continue reading Empower Your IT Career with VMUG Membership and VCF 9 Skills
The release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 marks a massive shift in the infrastructure landscape. But for some organizations, there is a gap between buying VCF and deploying VCF due to several reasons beyond control like hardware compatibility, hardware refresh cycles etc. For a small section of VCF Customers - successfully converted your licensing … Continue reading The “VCF Ops First” Strategy: Stand-alone Upgrade to VCF Ops 9.0 Now, Converge Later
When you first deploy or configure VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations 9.0, you are presented with a seemingly simple radio button choice for licensing: Connected or Disconnected. It feels like a minor configuration detail—like choosing a time zone—but this single decision drastically changes your day-to-day life as an admin. In this article, let us break … Continue reading The Fork in the Road: Connected vs. Disconnected Mode in VCF Operations 9.0
If you have been managing VMware environments for the last decade, you likely remember VMware Skyline with a bit of nostalgia. For many of us in Operations, Skyline was a game-changer—specifically the Skyline Log Assist feature. The ability to automatically upload log bundles to Global Support Services (GSS) without spending hours wrestling with FTP servers … Continue reading Bringing “Skyline Magic” Back to the Private Cloud: Log Assist in VCF Operations 9.0
